Ophthalmia neonatorum is conjunctivitis occurring in a newborn during the first month of life.
It is also called neonatal conjunctivitis.
Organisms causing neonatal conjunctivitis are usually acquired from the infected birth canal of the mother during vaginal delivery, though some may acquire the infection from their immediate surroundings.
It is one of the leading cause of blindness in infants via corneal ulceration and subsequent opacification or perforation and endophthalmitis.

The risk of band keratopathy may be greatly increased in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and significant risk factors are iridocyclitis and degenerated eye, according to a Taiwan-based cohort study billed as the largest to ever be conducted on the relationship between the two conditions.

Intravitreous administration of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor ranibizumab does not increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), according to a recent study.

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Eating dark chocolates may have short-term beneficial impacts on vision, according to a recent study, which reports significant improvements in contrast sensitivity and visual acuity following dark vs milk chocolate consumption.